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SPINAL PUNCTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spinal puncture mean? 

SPINAL PUNCTURE (noun)
  The noun SPINAL PUNCTURE has 1 sense:

1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposesplay

  Familiarity information: SPINAL PUNCTURE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPINAL PUNCTURE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lumbar puncture; spinal puncture; spinal tap

Hypernyms ("spinal puncture" is a kind of...):

centesis ((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)


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